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1971-72 Virginia Cavaliers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 21-7 (8-4, 3rd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 20th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bill Gibson

PS/G: 81.8 (67th of 221)

PA/G: 70.7 (42nd of 221)

SRS: 11.79 (12th of 210)

SOS: 3.79 (32nd of 210)

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AP Poll Summary

1971-72 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	3/6	Final
Virginia	-	-	19	18	11	9	8	9	8	7	6	6	13	12	15	20

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 4, 1971	REG	@	Duke	ACC	6.71	W	86	77		1	0	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
2	Wed, Dec 8, 1971	REG		Maryland (5)	ACC	14.65	W	78	57		2	0	W 2	University Hall
3	Wed, Dec 15, 1971	REG	@	William & Mary	Southern	-8.96	W	82	62		3	0	W 3	William & Mary Hall
4	Mon, Dec 20, 1971	REG	N	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-24.02	W	93	51		4	0	W 4	Roanoke Civic Center
5	Tue, Dec 21, 1971	REG	N	Richmond	Southern	-15.18	W	93	58		5	0	W 5
6	Wed, Dec 29, 1971	REG	N	Xavier	Ind	-0.99	W	85	65		6	0	W 6	McAlister Field House
7	Thu, Dec 30, 1971	REG	@	The Citadel	Southern	-7.66	W	77	72		7	0	W 7	McAlister Field House
8	Mon, Jan 3, 1972	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	2.95	W	74	64		8	0	W 8	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
9	Sat, Jan 8, 1972	REG	@	NC State	ACC	10.33	W	84	73		9	0	W 9	Reynolds Coliseum
10	Wed, Jan 12, 1972	REG		George Washington	Ind	-4.27	W	97	76		10	0	W 10	University Hall
11	Sat, Jan 15, 1972	REG		North Carolina (3)	ACC	23.49	L	79	85		10	1	L 1	University Hall
12	Mon, Jan 31, 1972	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	3.97	W	62	58		11	1	W 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
13	Fri, Feb 4, 1972	REG		NC State	ACC	10.33	W	69	68		12	1	W 2	University Hall
14	Mon, Feb 7, 1972	REG		Virginia Tech	Ind	2.94	W	107	85		13	1	W 3	University Hall
15	Wed, Feb 9, 1972	REG	N	West Virginia	Ind	2.37	W	89	88	OT	14	1	W 4	Charleston Civic Center
16	Sat, Feb 12, 1972	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	2.95	W	74	67		15	1	W 5	University Hall
17	Wed, Feb 16, 1972	REG	@	Penn State	Ind	4.70	L	74	86		15	2	L 1	Rec Hall
18	Sat, Feb 19, 1972	REG		Duke	ACC	6.71	L	76	86		15	3	L 2	University Hall
19	Mon, Feb 21, 1972	REG		Clemson	ACC	3.97	W	62	60		16	3	W 1	University Hall
20	Wed, Feb 23, 1972	REG		Pittsburgh	Ind	0.95	W	84	74		17	3	W 2	University Hall
21	Sat, Feb 26, 1972	REG		North Carolina (5)	ACC	23.49	L	78	91		17	4	L 1	University Hall
22	Sat, Mar 4, 1972	REG	@	Maryland (18)	ACC	14.65	L	42	45		17	5	L 2	Cole Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
23	Thu, Mar 9, 1972	CTOURN	@	Wake Forest	ACC	2.95	W	74	65		18	5	W 1	Greensboro Coliseum
24	Fri, Mar 10, 1972	CTOURN	N	Maryland (13)	ACC	14.65	L	57	62		18	6	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 17, 1972	NIT	N	Lafayette	Mid-Atl	3.02	L	71	72		18	7	L 2	Madison Square Garden (IV)